Knee saddle construction



Dec. 19, 1950 R. H. FEERO KNEE SADDLE CONSTRUCTION Filed April 15, 1949gmc/Wto@ Eu Il. 1766740 ATTORN EY Patented Dec. 19, 1950 UlTED STATESATENT OFFICE 1 claim. 1

This invention relates to toy saddles, and more particularly to a novelsaddle shaped to fit on an adults knee and thigh for use in exercisingand entertaining small children.

For generations, adults have amused children by having the child sitastride of the adults knee and thigh, and then moving the knee up anddown to bounce the child.

It is an object of the present invention toprovide a knee and thighsaddle upon which a small child may comfortably sit and which may begripped by the childs knees and/ or hands for support while the child isbeing bounced up and down.

It is another object of this invention to provide a saddle |which isshaped to comfortably t the adult knee and thigh securely withoutturning thereon.

t is another object of this invention to provide a knee-fitting saddlewhich simulates the saddles used by horseback riders.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a knee-iittingsaddle which may have stirrups and a horn or pommel to assist a child inmounting himself to the saddle.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide a knee saddlewith which a child may simulate riding on a conventional horse saddle,or on a duck, goose, chicken, elephant or other animal,

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be readily apparentto those skilled in the toy art from the following description of apreferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a kneefitting horse-typesaddle,an adults knee and thigh being indicated in dotted lines,

Y Figure 2 is a iront elevational View partly cutawai7 of the saddleshown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the knee and thigh engaging portion ofthe saddle shown in Figures i and 2.

The saddle illustrated includes a. saddle tree lo having a cantle I Iand a rigid horn or pomme] l2. The saddle tree Ill may be shaped fromsemi-rigid papier mch supported on a wire framework and may be coveredwith leather or imitation leather. Suitable saddle skirts I3 may beattached to the saddle tree IE) and may be provided with saddie stringsMl and/or other ornamentation. The underside of the saddle tree IU issecured to a saddle pad l5, illustrated in Figure 3. The saddle pad I5may be formed of sheet plastic material of semi-circular tubular shapeto nt the normal adult knee and thigh indicated in dotted lines I6 inFigures 1 and 2. The saddle pad I5 may be provided with one or morespring metal clips Il secured to or embedded in the plastic material tocause the pad I5 and the saddle secured thereto to grip the thighwithout the use of girth or cinch straps. Suitable stirrups I8 may beprovided and are supported by stirrups straps I9 secured to the saddletree I0 or preferably to the saddle pad I5. The straps It may be ofadjustable length if desired. A simulated rein 2e may be secured to theunderside of the horn I2.

The material from which the saddle and saddle pad are constructed shouldbe suiciently pliable to permit a comfortable iit on adult knees andthighs. The provision of spring metal clips I1 serves to secure thesaddle with a snug t in proper position Without discomfort to the user.The saddle covering and saddle skirts I4 may be of leather, simulatedleather, fabric, sheet or molded plastic, or the like, and conventionalornamentation including strings, bells, embossing, or the like may beprovided. The saddle tree la may have the oantle and horn portionsshaped to simulate various animals such as a duck, goose, chicken,elephant, camel, or other animal. In such case, the ornamentationprovided may simulate feathers, fur, or other animal surfaces.

In use of the saddle, an adult, seated in a chair or the like, placesthe saddle on his or her knee and thigh, in a comfortable position. Thechild then mounts and sits astride the saddle with feet in the stirrupsand grasps the reins or Asaddle horn lwhile the adult bounces his kneeup and down.

The saddle construction described and illustrated wiil withstand longhard usage and rough handling witho-ut being damaged. The fit of thesaddle and saddle pad to the users knee and thigh is such as to provideminimum discomfort. Numerious modifications and changes in minordetails, proportions and design of the construction illustrated will bereadily apparent to those skilled in the manufacture of toys and thisinvention includes all such modications coming Within the scope of theappended claim.

I claim:

A childs simulated saddle, for use on a persons knee and thigh,comprising in combination, a semi-rigid saddle tree having anupwardly-projecting rigid pommel at its forward end and having anupwardly-curved rigid cantle-like portion at its rearward end, a saddlepad secured to and within said saddle tree, said saddle pad being ofsheet material having a semi-cylindrical lower surface adapted to engageand rest on an adult knee and thigh, a resilient U-shaped clip securedto said pad to engage and grip the sides of the thigh, ornamentalcovering material extending 5 over and secured to said saddle tree andhanging downward on each side of saddle tree below the lower edges ofsaid saddle tree and saddle pad, and stirrups suspended below the loweredges of said covering material and supported by said l0 saddle tree,

RUTH H. FEERO.

4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Payton Nov. 22, 1927Goldstein Aug. 19, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Nov.29, 1923

